pepperpots
Alpha Buck
Rabbit arrives thursday. Eight weeks old, very small, white with tan bits. It was found as a stray, so basically it must have escaped from a hutch. It is a total escape artist and as scared as they come. Apparently it tried to fix itself to the back of the hutch vertically to blend in with the wood....
It doesn't bite/kick but just freezes. Will try and jump though, from any height. No-one has seen it do anything while they are watching, but it is eating at night.
My homemade guinea pig pen in my office (I work from home) seems perfect. It is only 4ft by 3 ft, but has tall thick wooden walls (doesn't chew at the moment, but will keep an eye out for that) and bars on top. It is tall enough for it to stretch upwards as well. Normally rabbits go in a converted shed and 6ft by 6ft run, but that's just too much for this little guy, at least for a while.
I'll give him the radio 4 treatment (its very soothing) and lots of time to relax without too much pressure being put on him. I tend just to sit near them reading etc and ignoring them.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
All of this means that Dice is going back for rehoming. I'll miss him but he is sooooo much happier and healthier than when he arrived - ready to find his new home.
It doesn't bite/kick but just freezes. Will try and jump though, from any height. No-one has seen it do anything while they are watching, but it is eating at night.
My homemade guinea pig pen in my office (I work from home) seems perfect. It is only 4ft by 3 ft, but has tall thick wooden walls (doesn't chew at the moment, but will keep an eye out for that) and bars on top. It is tall enough for it to stretch upwards as well. Normally rabbits go in a converted shed and 6ft by 6ft run, but that's just too much for this little guy, at least for a while.
I'll give him the radio 4 treatment (its very soothing) and lots of time to relax without too much pressure being put on him. I tend just to sit near them reading etc and ignoring them.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
All of this means that Dice is going back for rehoming. I'll miss him but he is sooooo much happier and healthier than when he arrived - ready to find his new home.